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Habitat for Humanity needs volunteers, home recipients
Imagine if your mortgage was capped to 30% of your household income. For six future Faribault homeowners, that will be reality. In northeast Faribault, next to Rice County’s new Public Safety Center, a housing development is officially underway. The first six single-family homes of that development are part of a grant-funded initiative to get families with low-to-moderate income into a home. Rice County Habitat for Humanity is building those homes,...
Faribault's Halvorson, 56, earns 2nd in Minnesota bodybuilding competition
Scott Halvorson is no stranger to the gym, but he recently decided to do something he hasn’t done in over 20 years: compete in bodybuilding. Halvorson, who lives in Faribault, competed in the National Physique Committee (NPC) Twin Cities Open on Saturday, July 13. He ended up placing second in the Men’s 50 and over category and fifth in the Men’s Open division. Halvorson has been working out his entire...
School Board signs off on updated handbooks
With summer now more than half over, preparations for the 2024-25 school year are already well underway and following months of tireless compiling and careful revisions by staff, the Faribault School Board has signed off on handbooks for each district…
Blue Collar Music Festival in Faribault August 2nd & 3rd
Escape the ordinary and get ready to rock at the Blue Collar Music Festival, Minnesota's premier summer music event, taking place in Faribault on August 2nd and 3rd. An optional Golf Tournament on the 4th extends the fun if you want to make a weekend of it. Here's Why You...
Rice County advises on federal disaster loan help; NAFRS board declines to re-form as a taxing authority; Vintage band Fest is set for tonight and tomorrow
A statement issued by Rice County this week said the Small Business Administration has two separate programs that are making low-interest, disaster relief loans to several types of businesses and organizations in the wake of the flooding last month throughout Rice County, and Greater Minnesota. President Biden’s Declaration of a...
County's reasons for flag, seal opposition fall flat
Earlier this year, Minnesotans engaged in heated discussion over a redesign of the state flag and seal, eventually enticing a number of counties and municipalities to formally oppose the redesign. Rice County was among them, citing in its resolution the “substantial public costs” that would come with replacing the many state seals on uniforms and squad cars of the Rice County Sheriff’s Office, and any other changes that might be needed. But that reasoning appears to have been overblown. ...
Rice County United Way announces $400,000 in grants; Northfield Hospital announces hiring of a Lactation Specialist; Crazy Days returns to Northfield today
The Rice County Area United Way Announced on Tuesday that 23 area Rice County human services non-profit organizations have been awarded grants over the next two years, totaling approximately $400,000. The list of Grantees includes Community Action Center, HealthFinders Collaborative, Healthy Community Initiative, The Hope Center of Rice County, Northfield...
Kids get dramatic at LTO's theatre camp
What do you get when you combine two best friends with a summer off and a passion for all things theater? You get the Little Theatre of Owatonna Summer Theatre Camp, back for its second year under the leadership of friends Maggie Jones and Jamie Jennissen. Before the two women prepare to return to their teaching jobs at St. Mary’s School — Jones as the music teacher and Jennissen as the library teacher — the pair has been spending the last week instilling the love...
Minnesota State Fair's "Miracle of Birth Center" won't have cows this year amid bird flu concerns
A popular event at the Minnesota State Fair that features an array of baby farm animals and their moms will go on this year — but without birthing cows as fears of bird flu create worry within the dairy cattle industry.State agricultural industry officials said Thursday that fair organizers will exclude cows and calves from the popular Miracle of Birth Center, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The move is a precaution as bird flu continues to spread to mammals, including dairy cattle.The exhibit will continue to showcase dairy cow-calf pairs, but the calves will be weaned and the cows won't...
Several Strong to Severe Storm Chances This Weekend
It is another weekend of back to back to back chances for storms of which some could be on the strong to severe side. Like past weekends there will be a lot of dry hours and some locations won’t see showers or storms. Most chances will come through the evenings and overnight with an exception for Sunday which may start earlier in the afternoon and move into Sunday night.
Minn. Gov. Tim Walz will lead event ahead of Trump rally
ST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Walz and other Minnesota leaders will lead a canvassing kickoff on Saturday in St. Paul ahead of Trump's St. Cloud rally. According to the release, U.S. Rep Betty McCollum, R-Minn., and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter will join Walz, DFL, at the event that will focus on the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. ...
Ten-Digit Dialing Starts on Tuesday Across Southern Minnesota
Ten-digit dialing starts Tuesday across southern Minnesota, but why -- and what does that mean?. Regulators say they are running out of numbers in the 507 area code, so the addition of a second area code becomes a reality for southern Minnesota on Tuesday, July 30th. 612 and 218 were...
Kids become 'honorary owls' at library event
A lucky bunch of local kids found themselves declared “honorary owls” at the Owatonna Public Library’s latest animal program. Jo Severson, an educator from the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota, visited the library Thursday morning, bringing along a great horned owl named Ruby for kids to meet. With a wingspan of four feet, Ruby weighs a mere four pounds. Despite their size, great horned owls are mostly hollow bones...
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